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Fantasy Short Films

Watch the best fantasy short films from around the world. Discover the best of short films about character imagination, dreams, hallucinations, magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore.

4/5

Booklovers

A book-loving student, on a quest for a Gothic horror novel, is seduced into a deadly game….
  • Fantasy, Horror
  • United Kingdom
  • 2020
5/5

Dance of the Porcelain Demons

Once upon a time… There was a little girl named Clara and her parents loved her very much. Her mother doted on her and…
  • Fantasy, Horror
  • United Kingdom
  • 2020
3/5

Hold the Ball

A sleep deprived mother grabs the ball, taking a fast break from her screaming baby….
  • Drama, Fantasy
  • Israel
  • 2021
3/5

Folklore

A puppet anthology film inspired by Scandinavian folktales….
  • Experimental, Fantasy
  • United States
  • 2021
2/5

Masters of Illusion: Halloween VIP

Halloween is both Malvolio and Trixie’s favorite holiday. On their way to attend the yearly ‘Masters of Illusion’ Halloween Party they get into a…
  • Comedy, Fantasy
  • United States
  • 2020
4/5

The Magical Toy Shop

Emma, a struggling young actress, learns to push past her fear of not living up to her mother’s name and, with the help of…
  • Drama, Fantasy
  • United Kingdom
  • 2020
3/5

A Dull Roar, then Light

A woman goes on a journey of self-discovery, exploring aspects of her wounded self-made manifest as other people….
  • Experimental, Fantasy
  • Australia
  • 2022
4/5

Tazara

A musical film about a young boy in the early 1950s who finds a mysterious toy train in his village in Tanzania. The magical…
  • Fantasy, Music, Romance
  • Zambia
  • 2021
4/5

Aquaria

“Aquaria” is about the protagonist’s journey to find out who she truly is. She lives in a parallel “fairytale” world. She is a hybrid…
  • Experimental, Fantasy
  • Germany
  • 2021
5/5

Wolf and Cub

A father and son cross a world of imagination in order to return a bag of their mother’s forgotten lunch….
  • Animation, Fantasy
  • United States
  • 2021
5/5

Threshold

Reality and fiction start to blur when an agoraphobic voice actress is tormented by the presence of a stranger in her home….
  • Fantasy, Thriller
  • United States
  • 2021
4/5

Booklovers

  • Fantasy, Horror
  • United Kingdom
  • 2020
A book-loving student, on a quest for a Gothic horror novel, is seduced into a deadly game….
5/5

Dance of the Porcelain Demons

  • Fantasy, Horror
  • United Kingdom
  • 2020
Once upon a time… There was a little girl named Clara and her parents loved her very much. Her mother doted on her and her father treated her as his little princess, but things were not as they appeared… ​

One fateful Christmas morning, Clara receives a pair of beautiful porcelain…

3/5

Hold the Ball

  • Drama, Fantasy
  • Israel
  • 2021
A sleep deprived mother grabs the ball, taking a fast break from her screaming baby….
3/5

Folklore

  • Experimental, Fantasy
  • United States
  • 2021
A puppet anthology film inspired by Scandinavian folktales….
2/5

Masters of Illusion: Halloween VIP

  • Comedy, Fantasy
  • United States
  • 2020
Halloween is both Malvolio and Trixie’s favorite holiday. On their way to attend the yearly ‘Masters of Illusion’ Halloween Party they get into a disagreement, will they both make it to the party? Or will only one costume prevail?…
4/5

The Magical Toy Shop

  • Drama, Fantasy
  • United Kingdom
  • 2020
Emma, a struggling young actress, learns to push past her fear of not living up to her mother’s name and, with the help of her grandfather and a magical toy theatre, she manages to re-connect to her mother and re-discover her joy of acting and to remember to never…
3/5

A Dull Roar, then Light

  • Experimental, Fantasy
  • Australia
  • 2022
A woman goes on a journey of self-discovery, exploring aspects of her wounded self-made manifest as other people….
4/5

Tazara

  • Fantasy, Music, Romance
  • Zambia
  • 2021
A musical film about a young boy in the early 1950s who finds a mysterious toy train in his village in Tanzania. The magical toy train sets him on a path that leads him to the love of his life….
4/5

Aquaria

  • Experimental, Fantasy
  • Germany
  • 2021
“Aquaria” is about the protagonist’s journey to find out who she truly is. She lives in a parallel “fairytale” world. She is a hybrid of human and fish. This hybrid existence is something the director can personally identify with because she’s half Brazilian and half German. The question of…
5/5

Wolf and Cub

  • Animation, Fantasy
  • United States
  • 2021
A father and son cross a world of imagination in order to return a bag of their mother’s forgotten lunch….
5/5

Threshold

  • Fantasy, Thriller
  • United States
  • 2021
Reality and fiction start to blur when an agoraphobic voice actress is tormented by the presence of a stranger in her home….
4/5

Booklovers

  • Fantasy, Horror
  • United Kingdom
  • 2020
A book-loving student, on a quest for a Gothic horror novel, is seduced into a deadly game….
5/5

Dance of the Porcelain Demons

  • Fantasy, Horror
  • United Kingdom
  • 2020
Once upon a time… There was a little girl named Clara and her parents loved her very much. Her mother doted on her and her father treated her as his little princess, but things were not as they appeared… ​

One fateful Christmas morning, Clara receives a pair of beautiful porcelain…

3/5

Hold the Ball

  • Drama, Fantasy
  • Israel
  • 2021
A sleep deprived mother grabs the ball, taking a fast break from her screaming baby….
3/5

Folklore

  • Experimental, Fantasy
  • United States
  • 2021
A puppet anthology film inspired by Scandinavian folktales….
2/5

Masters of Illusion: Halloween VIP

  • Comedy, Fantasy
  • United States
  • 2020
Halloween is both Malvolio and Trixie’s favorite holiday. On their way to attend the yearly ‘Masters of Illusion’ Halloween Party they get into a disagreement, will they both make it to the party? Or will only one costume prevail?…
4/5

The Magical Toy Shop

  • Drama, Fantasy
  • United Kingdom
  • 2020
Emma, a struggling young actress, learns to push past her fear of not living up to her mother’s name and, with the help of her grandfather and a magical toy theatre, she manages to re-connect to her mother and re-discover her joy of acting and to remember to never…
3/5

A Dull Roar, then Light

  • Experimental, Fantasy
  • Australia
  • 2022
A woman goes on a journey of self-discovery, exploring aspects of her wounded self-made manifest as other people….
4/5

Tazara

  • Fantasy, Music, Romance
  • Zambia
  • 2021
A musical film about a young boy in the early 1950s who finds a mysterious toy train in his village in Tanzania. The magical toy train sets him on a path that leads him to the love of his life….
4/5

Aquaria

  • Experimental, Fantasy
  • Germany
  • 2021
“Aquaria” is about the protagonist’s journey to find out who she truly is. She lives in a parallel “fairytale” world. She is a hybrid of human and fish. This hybrid existence is something the director can personally identify with because she’s half Brazilian and half German. The question of…
5/5

Wolf and Cub

  • Animation, Fantasy
  • United States
  • 2021
A father and son cross a world of imagination in order to return a bag of their mother’s forgotten lunch….
5/5

Threshold

  • Fantasy, Thriller
  • United States
  • 2021
Reality and fiction start to blur when an agoraphobic voice actress is tormented by the presence of a stranger in her home….

Frequently Asked Questions

Think Shorts is an online short film platform that reviews independent short films from across the globe.

We are proud to feature the work of up-and-coming talent as well as established filmmakers.

Unlike other curated short film platforms, we never reject short films. All films submitted to Think Shorts are guaranteed to be showcased on our website.

You can submit via our FilmFreeway page.

If you don’t have a FilmFreeway account, you can submit directly.

Any submissions received via email or social media will be not be accepted.

No. Think Shorts is a short film platform that reviews and promotes short films via our website and social media. We do not hold live screening events or competitions.
All short films on our platform are publicly available. Filmmakers can request we showcase a trailer instead.
If you would like to make any changes to your review page/or request deletion, you can do so via email.
1. All short films must be publicly hosted on YouTube or Vimeo. If your short film is currently in the festival season you can submit your trailer and change the video once your festival season has concluded.

2. Short Films must be 40 minutes or less. Trailers must be 5 minutes or less.

3. You can submit a short film that was produced/released in any year, country or language.

4. We accept all types of short films, including: Action, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Documentary, Experimental, Horror, LGBTQ+, Music, Mystery, Sci-Fi and Thriller.

5. At this time we are unable to refund submissions.

6. We accept all languages and countries (subtitles are not required).

7. Before ensure you have a still image of the film included in your submission. Please also list any social media accounts for tagging, as well as information on genre, subjects, country, language, year of release, cast and crew details.

We strive to publish critical reviews between 7-14 working days after submission. Please note this may be longer due to overwhelming demand. You will receive an email upon publication. Priority reviews will be published within 48 hours of submission.

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